Another One Bites the Dust
Oct 8th, 2012 by Tana
Hallett’s Ledge is history. May it rest in peace.
I stretched it out to see what it might look like when blocked and then measured it…let’s just say, it didn’t make the grade. I might have made it the size I wanted, but it would have been stretched to oblivion. So yesterday I frogged it.
The same evening, I was busy plotting. My new plan? #12 Cabled Cardigan by Kathy Zimmerman from Vogue Knitting Winter 2005/2006.
I made this sweater once. Long, long ago (circa 2008). I made it with worsted weight yarn instead of bulky and thought I was adjusting the pattern sufficiently. But alas, I did not. I ended giving it to my sister – it fit her perfectly.
{Do you notice a pattern here? I don’t see one at all.}
Last night I decided to do a trial run the sleeve. I worked about 4 inches and measured. The cables pull in a bit before blocking, but when I stretched the fabric to what I thought looked appropriate (opening up the cables without stretching the fabric to death), the measurement is right on. I think the yarn lends itself very well to the design.
I am restyling the design a bit. The original design is oversized with drop sleeves. I want something more fitted with set-in sleeves. I made a similar change the first time I knit this.
The only question that remains is whether I have sufficient yardage. Once I finish the first sleeve, I will estimate the yardage based on that. If I don’t have enough, we’ll be onto Plan C. I am using fresh yarn (vs. frogged and soaked to get out the kinks) on the sleeve. If I have to frog it, the yarn will be in the same shape as that of the rest of the sweater. Otherwise, the sleeves will be knit with fresh yarn (albeit two different dye lots) while everything else is knit with re-purposed yarn, so if there is a difference, it shouldn’t be as noticable.
My fingers are so cold and numb I can hardly knit. I have donned one of my wool hats and am hoping to get some knitting done this afternoon while doing school with Ben. I am also making tea and thinking warm thoughts. Warm optimistic thoughts.